K4 model v. K3S for strong nearby signal rejection.
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K4 model v. K3S for strong nearby signal rejection.
 
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Can somebody tell me which of the K4 models will produce better blocking of extremely strong (S9+20 to S9+40) nearby in frequency signals than a K3S? Is this blocking gain compression? I'm trying to plan a future station upgrade and I have ham neighbors.
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K4hd (is a k4(d?) With additional filters)
On Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 2:52 PM eric norris via Elecraft < [hidden email]> wrote: > Can somebody tell me which of the K4 models will produce better blocking > of extremely strong (S9+20 to S9+40) nearby in frequency signals than a > K3S? Is this blocking gain compression? I'm trying to plan a future > station upgrade and I have ham neighbors. > 73. Eric WD6DBM > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Read the FAQ. The K4HD is a K4D with a superheat front end with roofing filters added in front of the ADCs. Like adding a K3 in front of the SDR.
Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Oct 31, 2019, at 6:12 PM, Tox <[hidden email]> wrote: > > K4hd (is a k4(d?) With additional filters) > >> On Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 2:52 PM eric norris via Elecraft < >> [hidden email]> wrote: >> >> Can somebody tell me which of the K4 models will produce better blocking >> of extremely strong (S9+20 to S9+40) nearby in frequency signals than a >> K3S? Is this blocking gain compression? I'm trying to plan a future >> station upgrade and I have ham neighbors. >> 73. Eric WD6DBM >> >> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[hidden email] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [hidden email] > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
Re: K4 model v. K3S for strong nearby signal rejection.
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This doesn't answer my question. Is the K4HD required to provide nearby
signal blocking equal to or better than the K3s? There is no statement like this in the FAQ, nor any technical specs. I'm sure Elecraft has run these tests, and I hope they'll share them, or at least give us some idea of the relative performance of the various K4 models compared to the K3S as regards to nearby signal rejection. 73 Eric WD6DBM On Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 3:47 PM Nr4c <[hidden email]> wrote: > Read the FAQ. The K4HD is a K4D with a superheat front end with roofing > filters added in front of the ADCs. Like adding a K3 in front of the SDR. > > Sent from my iPhone > ...nr4c. bill > > > > On Oct 31, 2019, at 6:12 PM, Tox <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > > K4hd (is a k4(d?) With additional filters) > > > >> On Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 2:52 PM eric norris via Elecraft < > >> [hidden email]> wrote: > >> > >> Can somebody tell me which of the K4 models will produce better blocking > >> of extremely strong (S9+20 to S9+40) nearby in frequency signals than a > >> K3S? Is this blocking gain compression? I'm trying to plan a future > >> station upgrade and I have ham neighbors. > >> 73. Eric WD6DBM > >> > >> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
Re: K4 model v. K3S for strong nearby signal rejection.
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I asked a similar question at the Elecraft K4 Forum at the Huntsville Hamfest this year and came away with the impression that the K4HD would be required to meet or exceed the performance of the K3/K3s in this regard. Since Eric, Wa6HHQ presented the forum and answered my question, he can correct me if I came away with the wrong impression. 73, Bill - NA5DX On 10/31/2019 9:58 PM, Eric Norris wrote: > This doesn't answer my question. Is the K4HD required to provide nearby > signal blocking equal to or better than the K3s? There is no statement > like this in the FAQ, nor any technical specs. I'm sure Elecraft has run > these tests, and I hope they'll share them, or at least give us some idea > of the relative performance of the various K4 models compared to the K3S as > regards to nearby signal rejection. > > 73 Eric WD6DBM > > On Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 3:47 PM Nr4c <[hidden email]> wrote: > >> Read the FAQ. The K4HD is a K4D with a superheat front end with roofing >> filters added in front of the ADCs. Like adding a K3 in front of the SDR. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> ...nr4c. bill >> >> >>> On Oct 31, 2019, at 6:12 PM, Tox <[hidden email]> wrote: >>> >>> K4hd (is a k4(d?) With additional filters) >>> >>>> On Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 2:52 PM eric norris via Elecraft < >>>> [hidden email]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Can somebody tell me which of the K4 models will produce better blocking >>>> of extremely strong (S9+20 to S9+40) nearby in frequency signals than a >>>> K3S? Is this blocking gain compression? I'm trying to plan a future >>>> station upgrade and I have ham neighbors. >>>> 73. Eric WD6DBM >>>> >>>> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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That is what the K4 FAQ says: K4HD is equivalent to a K3S.
73, Drew AF2Z On 11/01/19 00:34, Bill Breeden wrote: > > I asked a similar question at the Elecraft K4 Forum at the Huntsville > Hamfest this year and came away with the impression that the K4HD would > be required to meet or exceed the performance of the K3/K3s in this regard. > > Since Eric, Wa6HHQ presented the forum and answered my question, he can > correct me if I came away with the wrong impression. > > 73, > > Bill - NA5DX > > > On 10/31/2019 9:58 PM, Eric Norris wrote: >> This doesn't answer my question. Is the K4HD required to provide nearby >> signal blocking equal to or better than the K3s? There is no statement >> like this in the FAQ, nor any technical specs. I'm sure Elecraft has run >> these tests, and I hope they'll share them, or at least give us some idea >> of the relative performance of the various K4 models compared to the >> K3S as >> regards to nearby signal rejection. >> >> 73 Eric WD6DBM >> >> On Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 3:47 PM Nr4c <[hidden email]> wrote: >> >>> Read the FAQ. The K4HD is a K4D with a superheat front end with roofing >>> filters added in front of the ADCs. Like adding a K3 in front of the >>> SDR. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> ...nr4c. bill >>> >>> >>>> On Oct 31, 2019, at 6:12 PM, Tox <[hidden email]> wrote: >>>> >>>> K4hd (is a k4(d?) With additional filters) >>>> >>>>> On Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 2:52 PM eric norris via Elecraft < >>>>> [hidden email]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Can somebody tell me which of the K4 models will produce better >>>>> blocking >>>>> of extremely strong (S9+20 to S9+40) nearby in frequency signals >>>>> than a >>>>> K3S? Is this blocking gain compression? I'm trying to plan a future >>>>> station upgrade and I have ham neighbors. >>>>> 73. Eric WD6DBM >>>>> >>>>> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android >>> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[hidden email] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [hidden email] > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
Re: K4 model v. K3S for strong nearby signal rejection.
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Dear Eric,
there is no reason to expect far better results from K4HD compare to K3S as it is quite similar FE design in that matter. K4HD has just superhet module w/xtals roofing filters added to standard direct sampling K4/K4D radio. K3S has more filters slots available... So the results should be adequate as Wayne and Eric several times expressed already. 2c, Petr ----- 73 - Petr, OK1RP "Apple & Elecraft freak" B:http://ok1rp.blogspot.com MeWe: https://bit.ly/2HGPoDx MeWe: https://bit.ly/2FmwvDt -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email]
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Does anyone exactly what BW the filters are in the K4HD?
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Re: K4 model v. K3S for strong nearby signal rejection.
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I use most of my K3S roofing filter slots, many slots are in the K4HD?
I'm sorry to see that the K3S will become silent key, it has been a perfect radio for my portable and home contest operations. John KK9A Petr, OK1RP/M0SIS wrote: Dear Eric, there is no reason to expect far better results from K4HD compare to K3S as it is quite similar FE design in that matter. K4HD has just superhet module w/xtals roofing filters added to standard direct sampling K4/K4D radio. K3S has more filters slots available... So the results should be adequate as Wayne and Eric several times expressed already. 2c, Petr ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Per a previous posting by Wayne ... the same filters (2.7 KHz and 500 Hz) as the K3/K3s. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2019-11-01 9:04 AM, Bill W4ZV wrote: > Does anyone exactly what BW the filters are in the K4HD? > > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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On 2019-11-01 9:20 AM, [hidden email] wrote: > I use most of my K3S roofing filter slots, many slots are in the K4HD? I believe Wayne indicated there were three slots. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2019-11-01 9:20 AM, [hidden email] wrote: > I use most of my K3S roofing filter slots, many slots are in the K4HD? > I'm sorry to see that the K3S will become silent key, it has been a > perfect radio for my portable and home contest operations. > > John KK9A > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
Re: K4 model v. K3S for strong nearby signal rejection.
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Each K4HD superhet receive section includes two crystal filters: one SSB/data
bandwidth, one CW bandwidth. There are 5 filter positions per K3S and per KRX3A... 73 - Petr ----- 73 - Petr, OK1RP "Apple & Elecraft freak" B:http://ok1rp.blogspot.com MeWe: https://bit.ly/2HGPoDx MeWe: https://bit.ly/2FmwvDt -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email]
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Re: K4 model v. K3S for strong nearby signal rejection.
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We used K3S radios at a Field Day site. Operated 2 radios on the same
band with antennas less than 50 yards apart. No issues. Just be sure you use the ATTN and set the RF Gain correctly <<<Very important, and make sure the AGC parameters are not contributing to your issue. Also, don't use the NB and maybe only a little bit of NR. The radio is really bullet proof in these regards. As to the K4 the K4HD model is the top end for selectivity. Now if your ham neighbor has a radio that is producing crap, {which many are, See the Sherwood article in Nov QST} wide band noise, and splatter, nothing but the power switch will cure the issue as the objectionable signal is in the Pass Band of the receiver. Just remember, no amount of filtering or selectivity will eliminate a signal in the passband. 73 Bob, K4TAX On 10/31/2019 4:51 PM, eric norris via Elecraft wrote: > Can somebody tell me which of the K4 models will produce better blocking of extremely strong (S9+20 to S9+40) nearby in frequency signals than a K3S? Is this blocking gain compression? I'm trying to plan a future station upgrade and I have ham neighbors. > 73. Eric WD6DBM > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Thanks Joe! From those BWs I assume both are 5-poles.
BTW has anyone ever compared the old 5-pole 200 to the newer 6-pole? 73, Bill W4ZV -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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On 2019-11-01 11:56 AM, Bill W4ZV wrote: > Thanks Joe! From those BWs I assume both are 5-poles. I can't recall seeing any comment of 5 pole vs 6 pole vs 8 pole. Wayne did say that any of the K3/K3s filters would work (and I assume, be available as options). I don't see any value in "narrow" versions of the standard bandwidths as the ADC being used in the K4 will have several dB of dynamic range above and beyond that of the K3/K3S. As a SWAG - if there are indeed three slots - I would consider 6 KHz - data modes (JT65/FT8/FT4/etc.), AM and ESSB, 2.8 KHz - SSB and general purpose RTTY, and 500 Hz - CW and high performance RTTY. 73, ... Joe, W4TV ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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I believe that using a roofing filter that is about as narrow as the overall
receive bandwidth can have a detrimental effect on ssb voice quality as well as on digital mode reception. Will the K4HD have a single button way to remove the superhet part so that receive quality can be easily compared without change of overall bandwidth and volume? 73, Erik K7TV -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] <[hidden email]> On Behalf Of Joe Subich, W4TV Sent: Friday, November 01, 2019 12:34 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K4 model v. K3S for strong nearby signal rejection. On 2019-11-01 11:56 AM, Bill W4ZV wrote: > Thanks Joe! From those BWs I assume both are 5-poles. I can't recall seeing any comment of 5 pole vs 6 pole vs 8 pole. Wayne did say that any of the K3/K3s filters would work (and I assume, be available as options). I don't see any value in "narrow" versions of the standard bandwidths as the ADC being used in the K4 will have several dB of dynamic range above and beyond that of the K3/K3S. As a SWAG - if there are indeed three slots - I would consider 6 KHz - data modes (JT65/FT8/FT4/etc.), AM and ESSB, 2.8 KHz - SSB and general purpose RTTY, and 500 Hz - CW and high performance RTTY. 73, ... Joe, W4TV ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
Re: K4 model v. K3S for strong nearby signal rejection.
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The way it has been described, you only need to turn it on when you need it … so you can run the radio as a straight SDR or a hybrid SDR, switchable on the fly.
Whether or not doing so changes the volume … ??? The bandwidth (and audio levels) is set by the SDR processes in both cases, so it would be a reasonable assumption that it wouldn’t change, and the hybrid module would switch in the appropriate roofing filter automatically. Wild guesses, of course. But not unreasonable :-) Grant NQ5T > On Nov 1, 2019, at 4:09 PM, <[hidden email]> <[hidden email]> wrote: > > I believe that using a roofing filter that is about as narrow as the overall > receive bandwidth can have a detrimental effect on ssb voice quality as well > as on digital mode reception. Will the K4HD have a single button way to > remove the superhet part so that receive quality can be easily compared > without change of overall bandwidth and volume? > > 7 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Notice he said 50 YARDS, not feet.
73, Kent K9ZTV > On Nov 1, 2019, at 10:48 AM, Bob McGraw K4TAX <[hidden email]> wrote: > > We used K3S radios at a Field Day site. Operated 2 radios on the same band with antennas less than 50 yards apart. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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We run two stations, both K3, P3, KPA500, KAT500, with antennas two FEET
apart for county expeditions. See k9yc.com/7QP.pdf and http://k9yc.com/Multi-Station.pdf 73, Jim K9YC On 11/1/2019 6:16 PM, K9ZTV wrote: > Notice he said 50 YARDS, not feet. > > 73, > > Kent K9ZTV > >> On Nov 1, 2019, at 10:48 AM, Bob McGraw K4TAX <[hidden email]> wrote: >> >> We used K3S radios at a Field Day site. Operated 2 radios on the same band with antennas less than 50 yards apart. > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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